AN AMERICAN SILVER SAUCEBOAT

MARK OF TIFFANY & CO., NEW YORK, 1875-1891

Details

AN AMERICAN SILVER SAUCEBOAT
Mark of Tiffany & Co., New York, 1875-1891
Oval, chased with fluting and stylized flowers, the handle with goat's mask terminal, marked under base
7½in.(19cm.) long; 11oz. 10dwt. (372gr.)

Exhibited

Eleanor Roosevelt Centennial, New York State travelling exhibition, 1984

Lot Essay

This sauceboat was given as a wedding present to Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1905. It is listed as #171 in Mrs. Roosevelt's wedding present book which is on display at the Franklin D. Roosevelt library, Hyde Park, New York. The sauceboat also appears in a photograph of the dining room at Val-Kill.

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